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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2004
Shinji Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Kazuya Fujimura, Nara, JP;
Yukiko Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Takuji Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Makoto Ochi, Osaka, JP;
Masato Suto, Osaka, JP;
Hirokazu SO, Osaka, JP;
Shinji Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Kazuya Fujimura, Nara, JP;
Yukiko Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Takuji Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Makoto Ochi, Osaka, JP;
Masato Suto, Osaka, JP;
Hirokazu So, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Kadoma-Shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory card () has a plurality of areas () based on different file systems. An adapter () includes: an area switching part () which a user can operates, a determination part () for determining the operation; and a card controller () for issuing a switching command for switching the area to be used for the semiconductor memory card () in accordance with the judgment result. When the switching command is issued in response to input from the area switching part (), the command is interpreted by an area selector () of the semiconductor memory card () so as to select an area.